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Hello guys: (first post :) )

I'm an immigrant from Cuba currently living in Canada since I came 1 year ago. I've been so many times at the air canada web site and a whole bunch of other sites and I've found that AC for example.. only recognizes french as an additional language. So my question is, regardless of whether they accept or no.. would the fact that i speak spanish give me any chance (while working for AC) of flying mainly to spanish speaking countries?

Would there be any advantage for me b/c i speak the language? or am I gonna be given the same chances as everyone else regarding flying to these countries?

Thanks and sorry for my 1 year old english.(I'm still learning)

No help at all if you are looking for a pilot spot. English only on the airways. Now, if you are looking for a job as a flight attendant, Spanish might be of some help(but not much).

Hola Martin--

Bienvenido--

No se mucho de Air Canada pero pienso que la repuesta es no. Su horario no cambiara porque habla otra idioma. Su horario dependiente en su seniority. Cuando esta baja en la lista tiene menos escojas. Cuando esta mas alta se puede escojer viajes que ir a los paises que quiera. Funciona asi en EEUU. Me entiende?

No se preocupe con el ingles. He estudiado espanol por mas 15 anos y todavia es dificil. Quiza un dia puedo visitar a Cuba para practicar mas. Me parece un lugar muy chevere.

Buena Suerte

S.B.

Thanks for the feedback guys I really appreaciate it.

Mr.Barco hablas muy bien el espanol para no ser tu primer idioma. por alguna casualidad aprendistes el espanol en colombia o tienes decendencia colombiana? Lo digo por el "chevere", no es que este mal sino que nada mas lo he oido mucho en los colombianos. gracias por tu comentario. una ultima pregunta eres piloto? y si lo eres para que aerolinea?

once again thanks.. and sry mods for this bit of spanish hope u don't mind :p

Bienvenido Martin,

I fly for a US carrier, but I'm in and out of Mexico and I can tell you that Spanish comes in handy when it comes to situational awareness! It won't help you get the job, nor will it pay you an override, but it will come in handy I promise you. Buena Suerte.

Martin--

Gracias! Estoy feliz que me entendiste. Aprendi el espanol en escuela pero tambien he viajado a colombia, costa rica, y mexico. Dicen "chevere" in Bogota. Me gusto la palabra tanto que lo uso mucho, ja ja.

Yo soy piloto por Southwest Airlines. Empece a SWA hace seis y medio anos. Y tu? Vuelas por Air Canada?

Soy un amigo de uno de los mods, es un hombre muy amable. No pienso que esta molesto con un poco de espanol. :p Le pregunto a el cuando nos vemos manana.

Ciao!!

S.B.

Sorry guys. Feel free to interject if you disagree.

No I'm not a pilot.. but I'm trying to become one. I've been dreaming about it since I was very young, and still can't get it out of my head :P Pienso entrar al Seneca College aqui en Canada este ano pues es una escuela muy buena y tiene reputacion, aparte de ofrecer un degree in Applied Technology. La verdad es que nada mas que hize llegar a canada and went crazy looking for every single word and aviation term to learn since they sometimes differ in spanish. Words like rudder, aleiron, cockpit, etc where between the first ones. Hablame de tu trabajo en SWA dime si te gusta y si fue todo lo que sonastes a pesar de el salario que de cierta manera no me importa tanto. I also met a guy at my school whose dad is currently flying the a340-500 at AC and he kind a teach me a lot and went around the airport with me.. he's still convincing his dad to see if he can get me into the simulator to experience a bit more. This site is awesome and haven't got tired of learning on the knowledge section which i find very well done. Thanks to all for helping the "hopefully..future generation of pilots". Let's only hope for one of you give me my ATPL and the congratulations part..which i keep dreaming about my whole life.

Martin--

Me gusta SWA mucho. Es un compania muy fuerte, lleno de empleados muy amables. Esta creciendo rapido tambien. Compran como 35 aviones cada ano, en effectivo! Trabajo 12 dias cada mes y me pagan casi $120,000 U.S./ano.

Hay dos maneras de aprender como volar si no quiere entral el militario. Yo nunca vole en el militario. Puedes asistir a un colegio como Seneca College o puedes encontrar a un instructor privado al lado. Los colegios por supuesto cobran mas pero usualmente se puede terminar mas rapido y con un degree.

Yo atendia a clases de aviones en el colegio pero aprendi como volar con unos instructores privados. Volamos 3 a 5 dias cada semana por 3 anos.

Otra pregunta: Cuantos anos tienes? Tambien es mas facil leer el ingles o mi "espanol roto? JAJAJA Digame la verdad! :D

Ciao----S.B.

Sr. Barco, you write spanish very well. Now the real question is how do you speak it? I understand that learning a new language is really difficult. I'm fluent in both spanish and english. I was trying to learn Italian but it's really difficult.

Buongiorno, Sr. Barco. Come sta? Bene o male. Io sto bene.

Anyways, learning a second language is hard. ArrivederLa. Means goodbye in italian. :D

hablas muy bien el espanol, mucho mejor que yo el ingles :P Tengo 18 anos y ahora en noviembre aplico al Seneca College hopefully they accept me...keeping my fingers crossed. Si me aceptan sera para marzo o abril que me haran saber si me aceptaron o no.Antes de ellos aceptarme tengo que hacer el medical test, somemath and physics tests along with an english test (TOEFL) needed for all students who haven't been in Canada for 4 years planning on entering University. So I'll be posting here if i get accepted but probably not on this section for obvious reasons.

favila008 Io sto bene anche :P siete un piloto?

Thank you favila. I speak fairly well for a gringo but I go in and out of proficiency since only one of my friends speaks Spanish. I have a good accent so people usually assume I'm more proficient than I am.:( The hardest part has been learning the idiomatic expressions over the years. I studied for 3 years in high school and 2 years in college. Traveling has helped a lot. Learning from day one at home is the only way. You are very lucky! It's a constant battle for me.

I've been to Italy and Italian is so similar to Spanish but just not quite the same. I have a hard time with it.

Martin, as young as you are you're way ahead at this point. Just keep at it and you'll be fine.

Take care!

S.B.

Why do you insist on comm in spanish, when he is responding in English?

hey, I hear air canada is big on french. I know someone who didn't get a job with them because he could not speak french. (or thats wat he told me..don't know what the truth really is. maybe he just bombed his interview) If anything your knowledge of spanish will help you learn another language. Try taking some french classes in university or buy some french language software. Good luck! I hear seneca has a good program.


btw you may want to check out this forum.. www.pprune.org . check out the canada section. Theres probably a bunch of AC guys on there.

You'll be ok mama. We're not talking about you.:D But since you're so put off I'll only write english here. Don't ground me, I have to work tomorrow.

Man, moms are tough. :p

S.B.

the only reason of why i kept on wiriting in english is because i wanted other people in this forum to understand me too. And It was good that Sr.Barco answered me back in spanish,since I understood more and he was very helpful.He kept on wiritng because he wanted to practice i think.. which is good and I liked. But anyways Thanks a lot Sr barco and all the other that commented. I'm here to stay :D Love this place on the www

Thanks to puppyz for the link.. hope I return any helpful info for ya.

As far as I know, knowing french will give you more "points" when they look at your resume, AC likes bilingual applicants. I'm not sure what knowing a language besides french will do for you but it's probably better than nothing.

Seneca looks like a great program, it's a lot of hard work mind you.. 4 solid years with no summers off. About 80 get accepted for the first year and less than half make it to the second. I was going to apply there for next year but I don't have 2nd year physics so I don't qualify (make sure you have it, I think calculus is a must aswell).. so i'm going to do Saults program instead.

Good luck with Seneca!

I know it's hard work.. but if u look at life.. then you know everything is hard work. I've been doing everything since i came, got into high school two weeks after my arrival with no english, was very tough but I save a lot of time and learned faster. I know that I have a tough and long way to go, but I also have an amazing dream and passion which will get me wherever i want to.

I got all the courses, Discreet, Calculus doing it right now, Chem, Physics, English, and Geography. Overall I think I'm good with 83% since they will accept you if u have more than 75%.Anayways thanks and good luck to you too.

Martin--

You got it exactly right. It's so rare for me to write or talk with native speakers (especially from Cuba) that I always take advantage of it. Obviously this self described "hot" mama has never tried to truly learn another language or she would understand. Some people just like to rain on other people's parades I guess. :rolleyes:

It sounds like you have a great plan. Glad you're here to stay. Catch up with ya later.

S.B.